As the year draws to a close, I'm happy to report some good news for Alaskans: I'm now in network with more local insurance companies under the banner of Alta Natural Medicine. Alaskans covered by Blue Cross, First Choice, Multiplan and Beech Street can now see me as...
Since March 2020, Dr. Orna has used telemedicine exclusively for all her patients — and they love it. Why? It requires no travel time. You don't need to put on a coat in the winter, or leave the a/c in the summer. You can check in from anywhere — as long as you're in...
When I spoke with K, a healthcare entrepreneur building her business, she'd recently learned that her father was diagnosed with a likely terminal cancer. She felt dread in the mornings and would sometimes freeze, with feelings of grief, unresolved issues with him and...
Have you ever thought that if you could just change your mind you could change your life? My patients see those changes quickly with flower essences.
In the same way whole foods are a better source of nutrients than a multivitamin, there are things the sun can do that a supplement cannot. When it comes to health, Nature almost always does it better.
If you’ve watched my herbal origin story video, you know that thyme is one of my secret weapons for colds and flus — any kind of stuck or infected issue in the upper or lower respiratory tract. Steaming with thyme is one of my go-tos in the clinic, and one of the key...
When I got my first smart phone, I also discovered a fun little app called D-Minder, intended to help track your vitamin D exposure. The app looks at your skin tone, size, location, local weather and sun angle to determine how much vitamin D you can get at any given...
This TEDx video has been making the rounds in emails and social media. A lot of these things get tossed your way. And you may have been leery about wasting 17 minutes of your busy time on yet another random video. That's certainly how I felt. But after seeing glowing...
What can humans learn from moose? A lot about osteoarthrtitis, as it turns out. Moose and humans develop the degenerative joint disease in much the same ways and with most of the same symptoms. Osteoarthritis is generally considered a disease caused by the wear and...
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) famously said "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." Gardeners know the best way to get your veggies is fresh and organic, ideally straight from the farm or garden. But beyond simple nourishment,...